Oral arguments in Kenny Richey case to be heard today by US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals

Oral arguments in Kenny Richey case to be heard today by US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals:

Jacqui Goddard has this article in the UK Scotsman, entitled "Kenny Richey faces make-or-break court hearing as he nears 20 years on Death Row." The Shetland News has this article, entitled "Milestone in death row case today," with comments on the case by Northern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael and Amnesty Int'l UK Director Kate Allen. (No coverage in Ohio media.)

Shetland News excerpt:
...Today the MP said: "For the past 20 years Kenny Richey has been locked up in his cell on death row for 23 out of 24 hours a day.

"It is difficult to know what the Ohio authorities hope to achieve by keeping him there. I hope that 2007 will be the year that they finally see sense and grant Kenny the justice that he has been denied for so long."

Ms Allen added: "This week sees the ghastly milestone of 20 years on death row for Kenny but also a fresh opportunity to finally clear his name.

"Kenny's case is a case of shoddy justice - a shoddy trial followed by 20 years of shoddy justice that has effectively trapped Kenny on death row.

"As I said when I visited him three years ago, nobody should have to endure the living hell of death row. To make matters worse, we have recently become very concerned about Kenny's deteriorating health.

"It's time to end the shoddy justice that Kenny's suffered and this new hearing could mark a vital step that may yet lead to Kenny's release and return to Scotland."